• The Australian won the ATP 500 in Rotterdam on Sunday and climbed to sixth place in the ATP Rankings
• De Miñaur dominates the ATP 500 category with 53 matches won and four titles, including Acapulco in 2023 and 2024 and Washington in 2025.

Mexico City, February 16.- With one week to go before the start of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC, whose 33rd edition will be held from February 21 to 28 in the beautiful port of Acapulco, Australia’s Alex de Miñaur arrives strong in search of his third title in the tournament.

De Miñaur sent a message this weekend that he will be one of the contenders for the title in Acapulco. The Australian won the ATP 500 final in Rotterdam 6-3, 6-2 against Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime to claim his first title of 2026.

It was Demon’s third consecutive final in Rotterdam after losing to Jannik Sinner (2024) and Carlos Alcaraz (2025).

“Third time’s the charm (…) it’s been a great week (…) I was one step short in previous years, so it’s great to finally lift the title,” De Miñaur said after the match.

With his victory, the Australian now has a 14-2 record for the year and appeared in sixth place in the ATP PIF on Monday. 

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De Miñaur has become a dominant player in the ATP 500 category with 53 matches won and four titles, for a total of 11 titles in his professional career, nine on hard courts and two on grass, which began in 2015. 

In addition to his two championships in Acapulco, Washington, and Rotterdam, his trophy case includes trophies from Sydney 2019, Atlanta 2019, Zhuhai 2019, Antalya 2021, Eastbourne 2021, Atlanta 2022, and ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2024.

Demon will return to Acapulco just a few days after turning 27 on February 17.